It had been a while and Reba and Narvel had both been doing well. Reba was almost fully healed and her back had given her very little trouble. They were both looking at getting back into the swing of things. Reba knew the business couldn't afford for her and the band to be out of work for too long and she was getting super excited about getting back out on the road.
While she was out of work she had been searching for new material to record. Narvel had talked to her label and they were thrilled with his idea to put out a new album. "This is just what our redhead's career needs Narvel, A little pick me up!" "She can't wait to get back out on the road, so why not do a world tour to promote the new music?" "Completely agree. Her fans will be ecstatic."
It was album drop day and Reba stomped groggily into her dressing room at 4am. "Why did I miss this?" "Oh c'mon cowgirl, get in that saddle so I can get to work." "I hate you Brett." "I missed you too!" She poked her tongue at him through the mirror as he was pulling her hair off her face. An hour went by and Reba was starting to get sleepy. "Brett I need to get up and jump around I'm falling asleep." "Goodness girl what were you doing last night? Were you too busy to sleep or something?" "Maybe." She winked at him and clicked her tongue. "Woeee too much information.. Stop jumping, I worked hard on that hair." She settled down and relaxed back into the chair. "You excited?" "Sure am! I can't wait to get back out and see my fans" "Well we know they love you. They've been tearing up twitter waiting for this day." "Shall we snap a pic for them?" "Go for it Red!" She took a selfie with Brett photobombing in the background. She captioned it "See what I have to deal with #Albumdropday #Fiveamface" and posted it to instagram. Within minutes her insta, twitter, and facebook had blown up with comments congratulating her and wishing her well for the day.
Her day had been hectic and she was ready to flop into bed when the doorbell rang. Narvel was brushing his teeth in the bathroom and getting undressed. "Who would be visiting this time of night?" "I'll get it baby." "No It's probably just Suz coming to say something about today. I haven't heard from her all day. I'll get it." Reba without a care in the world opened the door without checking. There was no one there so she stepped out looking to see if there were any kids playing pranks. Suddenly she felt a cold calloused hand cover her mouth. An arm with great force pulled her close as a knife rose to her neck. She was terrified. She clenched her eyes shut and tried to draw on any energy she had left in her. She tried to squirm out, but his grip was tight, she bit his hand and tried to scream. Narvel hadn't heard her as their house was too big. Though for some reason instead of putting on his night robe he found some clothes.
He knew his wife was downstairs trying to entertain whoever was there in her tired state. He checked himself in the mirror and then carelessly walked out of their room. He couldn't hear any talking and that was strange, Narvel started to feel uneasy and he wasn't sure why.
"Stop your squirming you're only going to make it worse for yourself." He dragged her off the porch and into the darkness. She knew that voice the instant she heard sound cross his lips. She relaxed a little knowing he probably just wanted something of monetary value from her. "That's better now don't you make a sound or you'll get this." He held the knife up to her neck, gently letting the cold of the blade burn a line on her skin. She gulped terrified and tried to back up into him. He dropped his arm and then brought it behind her forcing her body down onto the hood of a truck. He pulled both her arms behind her and cable tied her wrists together "Charlie what do you want?" She spoke softly trying not to cry. "Shut it Reba or I'll tape you." She tried to hold it in but she just couldn't. She was scared and exhausted. Silent tears started trickling down her face and hitting the hood of the truck. Charlie could feel her body shaking and her breathing change. "Stop your crying and get up." He pulled her off the hood quickly and covered her mouth again wrapping his arms around her. He pushed her to the door of the truck. "Get in, we're going for a drive!" Reba tried to move slowly hopefully giving Narvel time to realize what was happening. *What the hell is taking him so long?* "I said get in damn it!" She climbed in silently with her head hanging low.